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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
To carry out the provisions of Subsection E of Section 9-8-7.1 NMSA 1978 and to provide behavioral health services to persons who are incarcerated in a county correctional facility:
A. the secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules:
(1) pursuant to which a county may apply for and be awarded funding through the department; and
(2) to establish priorities and guidelines for the award of funding to counties; and
B. the department shall distribute funds, as funding permits, to the county health care assistance funds of those counties:
(1) that apply for behavioral health services funding in accordance with department rules; and
(2) that have proposed utilization of funding pursuant to this section that meets the priorities and guidelines for the awarding of behavioral health services funding established in department rules.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 9. Executive Department § 9-8-7.4. Incarcerated persons; behavioral health services; county funding program - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-9-executive-department/nm-st-sect-9-8-7-4/
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